Appointments re management

Manpower Software PLC 04 July 2005 MANPOWER SOFTWARE PLC (the "Company") Senior appointments Manpower Software plc announces today two senior appointments to the Company, as it continues to build the operational team beneath the main Board. Mr David Wheeler has been appointed Group Product Director. Mr Clive Cummins has been appointed Client Services Director. David Wheeler Mr Wheeler (age 42 years) has over 20 years' experience in the international commercial and government sectors of the software industry, including roles in product development, product marketing, technology, process improvement, quality assurance and operations. Prior to joining Manpower Software plc, Mr Wheeler was Vice President, Development and Operations at Proquest Alison (a Proquest/Bell & Howell Inc. company), where he was responsible for the standardisation of over 100 major pan-European, US and European national software system implementations onto a single product baseline. He was also directly responsible for Bell & Howell's product transformation from legacy to web-based B2B architecture, including one of the largest ever roll-outs to the European Automotive sector. Mr Wheeler holds a degree in Software Engineering and is an MBA. He is also a graduate of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell. He served in the Royal Air Force for 12 years. Mr Wheeler's initial responsibilities as Group Product Director will be to focus on ensuring that Manpower Software delivers its MAPS solutions into its chosen markets quickly and effectively, through standard repeatable product development. Clive Cummins Mr Cummins (age 54 years) has over 30 years of international business experience at senior level, including appointments as Director, Vice President, Operational Manager and Delivery Manager in the European IT and Consulting industries. Previously, Mr Cummins spent four years working for Cap Gemini, where he was responsible for delivery of major public sector IT projects (£50m+), including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department of Health, the Highways Agency and the Ministry of Defence. Prior to joining Cap Gemini, Mr Cummins had a successful track record in the growth and development of the Client Services and Operations divisions of two US based software companies, SSA and EXE Technologies. There he delivered service revenues of £12m - £15m per annum, at contribution rates of 40-60%, with professional services personnel of between 50-90. Mr Cummins' primary responsibility as Client Services Director is to ensure the successful and profitable delivery of MAPS software solutions for clients in the Maritime, Defence and NHS market sectors using standard product, business processes and implementation methodologies. Enquiries: Manpower Software plc Simon Thorne, Finance Director 020 7389 9500 Shore Capital Alex Borrelli 020 7408 4090 5 July 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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